In the School of God (1)

"The commandment is a lamp and teaching a light, and the reproofs of discipline are the way of life." Proverbs 6. 23

We will spend a few days together at the school of God and attend the different activities of the students. Today we start with the classroom. Tuesday, we will go to the T.P. room (practical work) ; Wednesday, we will go to the sports field ; Thursday, meal with the students in the canteen ; Friday, recreation time in the schoolyard. Saturday, visit the restraining room. For Sunday, I leave you surprised.

The classroom

Here, the youngest students learn to read, the others receive the lessons that will be useful to them all their lives. Courses are not always easy.

Teacher demands attention and reflection, but as he is the best teacher, efforts are not painful for motivated students. The Master is very patient and often comes to sit beside a student until he has grasped his explanations. Hold ! Here is one who has just understood a difficult point for him. The light was made in his mind and in his heart. Observe his joy, and that of the Master (Psalm 119, 130, 162) !

The Teacher never brings a teaching that contradicts the one he gave earlier. He never gives a lesson without making a conclusion and a practical application. He sometimes illustrates his thoughts by a live story or by a parable to make himself better understood. And he often begins his lectures with this question : "What does Scripture say ?"

In this room, students learn the meaning and application of a passage from the Bible, first for themselves, but also for the purpose of one day communicating it to others, such as the scribe Ezra (Ephesians 7: 10, Neh 8: 7, 8).

You will notice the library at the back of the class. There are dictionaries and also several commentaries on the Bible written by men who have received from God the ability to explain and interpret its content. These manuals help students with their homework and written exercises.

The Master often passes a test to the class, but, remarkably, he adapts it to each student. The goal he pursues without ever getting tired is that each pupil makes progress in the knowledge of the truth, and even "progress obvious to all" (1 Timothy 4:15).

Source (To pleasing the Lord)